CVE-2023-44248 (GCVE-0-2023-44248)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-14 18:05 – Updated: 2026-01-14 13:47
VLAI
Summary
An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiEDRCollectorWindows version 5.2.0.4549 and below, 5.0.3.1007 and below, 4.0 all may allow a local attacker to prevent the collector service to start in the next system reboot by tampering with some registry keys of the service.
Severity
4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-30 18:11 UTC
CWE
Assigner
fortinet CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 58 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Fortinet FortiEDR CollectorWindows Affected: 5.0.0 , ≤ 5.0.2 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedrcollectorwindows:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedrcollectorwindows:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedrcollectorwindows:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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